Ode to feet (ft. Dave & Me) | The Art of Poetry | Page 1

tall lily May 2, 2026, 3:49 AM

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Ode to Feet

The stench that it exudes shall be my high
The nail that I will bite and skins I'll hold
Forever we'll all cherish them into the sky
I feel some feeling if the skin is gold.

they shimmer in the right eyes,
clad onto ground they belong,
tastes better than pumpkin pies,
I could explain it all in a song.

And when the skin pops out the nails
My love for various toes will never fail
For every big toe that I lick, I feel
Euphoria deep inside my heart, it heals.

For feet are such blessings,
Entranced we are when seen,
Enliven your day with toes,
Thy life shall be better than ever been.

Your feet are still and needs massage
Let me fade the dry in the garage
I wonder if the toes are only a mirage
and even if they were, within my mouth they will collage

For without the feet, we cannot balance,
perfect combination, of smell and elegance,
Taste so sublime, when thy tongue meet,
that is the miracle, of which we call feet.

And when the toes collide with land
Best believe I'm leaning, licking off the sand
And when there's ingrown nails within
I'll bite them off, collect the nails inside a tin.

Just a quick whiff, is enough to send a man-
A man to feet heaven, the smell in the sand,
Collect thy nails, keep in jar,
for when nowhere near feet, thy shall admire from afar.

Collect the nails, and feel the sharpest shapes
Put them by my teeth, eat them like theyre grapes
And fold them into half, sprinkle many into rice
Use my feet to eat em up, and maybe lick some lice.

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@untold wolf @plucky plaza @fluid zenith

pine igloo May 2, 2026, 3:52 AM

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Stupendous

tall lily May 2, 2026, 3:52 AM

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absolutely extravagant

pine igloo May 2, 2026, 3:55 AM

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I especially enjoy the "ft" in the title

tall lily May 2, 2026, 3:55 AM

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lmaoo

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@unkempt cove

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INNOCENT

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tall lily May 2, 2026, 4:44 AM

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oh gawd

safe wing May 2, 2026, 4:45 AM

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tall lily Ode to Feet The stench that it exudes shall be my high The nail that I will bit...

im sobbing bro 💔

tall lily May 2, 2026, 4:45 AM

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safe wing im sobbing bro 💔

im actually laughing from that comment

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imagine this got on the starboard lmfao

safe wing May 2, 2026, 4:45 AM

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tall lily im actually laughing from that comment

'best believe i'm leaning, licking off the sand' 😭

safe wing May 2, 2026, 4:46 AM

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tall lily imagine this got on the starboard lmfao

would be diabolical

tall lily May 2, 2026, 4:47 AM

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safe wing 'best believe i'm leaning, licking off the sand' 😭

those are daves, mine are less unhinged mecore

safe wing May 2, 2026, 4:47 AM

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tall lily those are daves, mine are less unhinged<:mecore:1431459446625669233>

o h

tall lily May 2, 2026, 4:48 AM

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2, 4, 6, 8 paragraphs are mine

untold wolf May 2, 2026, 4:51 AM

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tall lily <@938012756332920852> <@1350345741440389206> <@989844877518962708>

Is this a poem for me 🙏

tall lily May 2, 2026, 4:53 AM

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untold wolf Is this a poem for me 🙏

for all of us mecore

plucky plaza May 2, 2026, 4:58 AM

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Spit strings lodged between the nails
And my tongue moves flashy, never forgetting to fail
to generate more, and elevate for
soul rising moments, baby close the door.

pine igloo May 2, 2026, 5:00 AM

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sole rising*

plucky plaza May 2, 2026, 5:00 AM

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pine igloo sole rising*

yes

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i meant that meaning also

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homophones word play

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@sonic tendon

viral turret May 2, 2026, 6:25 AM

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i'm crine-

daring glen May 2, 2026, 7:38 AM

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tall lily Ode to Feet The stench that it exudes shall be my high The nail that I will bit...

"for every big toe that i lick, i feel euphoria deep inside my heart, it heals" oh damn this is so earnest and so unhinged at the same time😭 u've turned podiatry into poetry. you've made toelicking a healing practice. i don't understand but i also don't need to HAHAHHAHA

plucky plaza May 2, 2026, 11:48 AM

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@mental elbow

mental elbow May 2, 2026, 11:57 AM

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plucky plaza <@1275419495850180658>

Hey. Been a long time friend.

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Made my day.

sonic tendon May 2, 2026, 12:34 PM

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Heavily relate

dire sapphire May 2, 2026, 8:20 PM

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what have i been pinged too...

gray osprey May 4, 2026, 9:02 AM

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Peak toeness.

tall lily May 4, 2026, 11:26 AM

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@flint sapphire

flint sapphire May 4, 2026, 11:28 AM

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tall lily <@1496047627861622785>

Very interesting poem, I must say.

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pepeOK

tall lily May 4, 2026, 11:29 AM

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credit to dave, theyre very unhinged INNOCENT

flint sapphire May 4, 2026, 11:29 AM

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tall lily credit to dave, theyre very unhinged<:INNOCENT:1307956926654578708>

Same guy spamming brainrot LaughtPepe

tall lily May 4, 2026, 11:29 AM

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lmao fr

flint sapphire May 4, 2026, 11:35 AM

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I got an emoji for this rn

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Pepefoot

tall lily May 4, 2026, 11:37 AM

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flint sapphire <a:Pepefoot:1212511512057356309>

lmaoo

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catpointandlaugh

viral turret May 4, 2026, 2:31 PM

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@vague grotto

plucky plaza May 18, 2026, 2:06 PM

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@ivory sun

royal parcel May 18, 2026, 2:29 PM

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peak cinema

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Dave this is diabolical

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i love it so muchg

opaque garden May 18, 2026, 2:48 PM

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I am here

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This poem is honestly so over-the-top that it loops from disturbing into absurdist comedy. It reads less like genuine desire and more like someone deliberately escalating grotesque devotion until it becomes ridiculous. The exaggerated reverence toward feet, nails, smell, sand, jars, rice it just keeps intensifying to the point where the poem feels almost satirical, like it’s parodying obsessive ode poetry by applying it to something intentionally bizarre.
What makes it strangely entertaining is the commitment. The speaker never breaks character. Every stanza fully commits to the dramatic, pseudo-romantic tone:
“perfect combination, of smell and elegance,”
which makes the absurdity land harder because the poem treats everything with complete sincerity. The contrast between elevated diction (“thy,” “shall,” “entranced”) and gross imagery creates this chaotic energy that feels intentionally unhinged.
There are also moments where the rhythm genuinely flows well despite the subject matter. Lines like:
“For without the feet, we cannot balance,”
have this mock-philosophical confidence to them that makes the poem feel self-aware in a funny way. It almost sounds like a Shakespearean monologue written by someone losing their mind.
At the same time, the poem probably goes a little too far into repetition by the end. Once the shock and humor of the concept are established, some later stanzas start repeating the same joke in different forms. The strongest parts are where the imagery becomes unexpectedly creative or surreal rather than just increasingly graphic. Still, as a chaotic parody piece, it definitely leaves an impression mostly because it refuses to have any restraint whatsoever.(though i think u intentionaly made that repetition. Right now, the repetition makes the later sections feel like extensions of the same gag.... just something i thought of)

@plucky plaza This was amazing🤩🤩

ivory sun May 18, 2026, 3:50 PM

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dave my brotha in christ this is wierdly phenomenal bunnylaughing as a thigh guy i m really touched by this